The UK Trademark Registration Costs and Registration Procedures

Unless otherwise indicated, the UK Trademark Registration stated in this quotation refers to trademark registrations in accordance with the Trade Marks Act 1994. All fees in this quotation are valid until 31 March 2022.

The legal basis of the UK's trademark is Trade Marks Act 1994. The UK is a member of the Paris Convention and the Madrid Union. The UK adopts first-to-file basis for trademark protection. Trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of application and could be renewed for 10 years before the expiry date.

Our fees for filing an application in the UK are USD800 (HKD6,320) for application in first class, USD300 (HKD2,237) for each additional class. The fees cover 20 goods/services per class. Each 10 item (less than 10 items will be calculated as 10 items) in excess of 20 will be charged at USD10 (HKD79) per item. The fee for obtaining a certificate is USD200 (HKD1,580) for each application.

For the purpose of registering a trademark in the UK, you will need to provide some basic information of the proprietor (individual or company), such as the full name and address. You are also requested to select the goods/services for each class.

A registration in the UK usually takes 5-9 months from the date of filing the application which includes 2 months of Publication for the Opposition period.

If the application is being rejected by the UK Intellectual Property Office or opposed by any third party, Kaizen can help to response to the rejection or opposition and our fees will be quoted upon request.

The UK Intellectual Property Office will not issue paper Certificate of Registration for the registrations, only an electronic Certificate of Registration will be issued.

Example 1: One mark one class
If you want to have your trademark "ABC" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear), that is, one mark one class, the total fees for trademark pre-filing search, registration request and certificate are:

Pre-filing search: USD200.00
Request for registration: USD800.00
Final registration/Certificate: USD200.00
TOTAL: USD1,200.00

Example 2: One mark two classes
If you want to have your trademark "ABC" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear) and Class 26 (lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers), that is, one mark two classes, the total fees for trademark pre-filing search, registration request and certificate are:

Pre-filing search: USD200 + USD150 = USD350.00
Request for registration: USD800 + USD300 = USD1,100.00
Final registration/Certificate: USD200.00
TOTAL: USD1,650.00

Example 3: Two marks one class
If you want to have your trademarks "ABC" and "DEF" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear), that is, two marks one class, the total fees for trademark pre-filing searches, registration requests and certificates are:

Pre-filing searches: USD200 + USD200 = USD400.00
Request for registration: USD800 + USD800 = USD1,600.00
Final registration/Certificate: USD200 + USD200 = USD400.00
TOTAL: USD2,400.00

The fees illustrated in the above examples are based on the assumption of a smooth case (i.e., no rejection, opposition or complications) requiring no additional item in each class. Moreover, the fees are exclusive of bank charges, courier fees and other expenses, if any.

Upon receipt of your confirmation of engagement, we will issue and send an invoice together with the wiring instructions to you for your settlement. When you arrange the payment, please put our invoice number of account number in the message section and then send email a copy of the remittance receipt to us for our records. Because of the nature of service, we require full payment in advance. And once the service is commenced, no refund of service fee will be made.

We accept cash, HKD check, TT and credit card through Paypal. An extra handling fee of 5% will be charged if paid by Paypal. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7% or 5% additional charge will be incurred.

No refund of fees will be made after the commencement of services. For example, if we have conducted a pre-filing search and found an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be processed, and the fees for the pre-filing search will not be refunded. If we have already filed an application and the application is refused or objected by UKIPO or any other party, there will be no refund of fees.

If you have prepaid our fees for all three stages of an application and the search result indicates that an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be processed. The fees for the non-rendered services, i.e., filing for application and issuing of certificate of registration, will be refunded after deducting the incurred bank wiring charges.